It is real. The opioid crisis is real. We can longer deny the fact that it has taken productive people off their path to a wrong path that most times ended in death. The opioid addicts are lost in their world; they feel caged in a cave they cannot escape. Teachers...

Medical marijuana is legal in twenty-three states and Washington D.C. now. Five states legalized some amount of medical marijuana in 2016 alone, and West Virginia joined the crowd just this year. The growing number of states that offer patients the option of legal...

If you’ve been paying attention to what’s happening in the country, you’re likely aware that the United States is in the midst of an opioid epidemic of catastrophic proportions. Last year, approximately 44 people died each day from prescription painkillers, and in...

We need to reframe the way we address addiction. As a society, we stigmatize those who struggle with addiction and shame them for their choices, vilifying them and leaving them to their own devices. However, more and more evidence points towards addiction being a...

Ever since Richard Nixon declared a war on drugs in 1971, the United States has been cracking down on all sorts of illegal drug use. From cocaine, marijuana, and heroin to methamphetamines and hallucinogens, the government has taken a wide stance to stopping illegal...

If doctors reduce prescriptions of opiates, how many lives would be saved? The new Foundation, Rob 20, is asking ASAM, the American Society of Addiction Medicine, the Cures Program and the DEA to give their numbers to ROB20, an association who’s primary goal is to...